Moped Loewen is an experimental rock band, which was called to life by Daniel Varga. It all started in 2016 in Graz, where he was studying jazz saxophone and composing at the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG).

He recorded the 1st album of the band in the summer together with his friends and classmates, which turned out to be some kind of „frankeinstein” of music. Different aesthetic idioms from different genres are sewed together and brought to life by jazz influence and the driving spirit of "we will play the music what we like".

Since then Daniel started a journey, where he tries to define his sound. Almost 3 years passed and the music what he writes and plays still has a certain taste of frankeinsteinism, but now his signature blue melancholic melodic touch and avantgarde instrumental heroism just beams trough all of his songs. The frankeinsteinism transformed into a very recognizable "daniel vargaism".

BAND MEMBERS:

Dániel Varga - vocal, saxophone

Piotr Lipowicz - guitar

Thilo Seevers - organ
Marcell Gyányi - bass​

Matheus Jardim - drums

MOPED LOEWEN | JAZZ ROCK ORCHESTRA

//2019

Moped Loewen Jazz Rock Orchestra is the brainchild of Daniel Varga, who planned to fuse the elements of big band and contemporary indie rock, prog rock and noize. Aiming to be monumental and mighty, but nasty at the same time. The orchestras motor or head is the main quintett: Moped Loewen, but without the 8 arms, this mecha octopus wouldn't be able to hunt down its prey.

Personnel:
Daniel Varga - vocal, alto and sopran sax, // Florian supancic - tenor sax // Nikolaus Holler - bariton sax, flute // Jakob Helling - trumpet, flugelhorn //Vova Novazenko - trumpet, flugelhorn // Nikola Vukovic - trumpet, flugelhorn // Daniel Holzleitner - trombone // Johannes Oppel - bass trombone // Fabian Supancic - organ // Piotr lipowicz - guitar // Joe Clemente - guitar // Ivar Krizic - bass // Jonatan Sarikovski - drums

MOPED LOEWEN | NOT YET VISIBLE

//2016

"Not Yet Visible" is a fusion of a variety of ideas and influences. Jazz tradition meets madness, creating utopian, lunar and extraterrestrial visions that are being processed into songs, sketches and home decorations. The laboratory character of the band provides more space for creativity and spontaneity and as a result the music itself carries more emotional weight.

Personnel:
Daniel Varga - vocal, saxophone, keyboard
Piotr Lipowicz - guitar, keyboard, rap
Ivar Krizic - bass, rap
Matheus Jardim - drums, percussion

MOPED LOEWEN | SINKING (SINGLE)

//2019

Their sound mainly reminds us of experimental indierock, but it is spiced up with super intense improvised solos, chromatic brain storms, which are put in a melancholic, almost pop - vocal driven melodic frame. If you love indierock, prog rock, noizz and modern jazz at the same time, then this is your band from the present.

Personnel:
Daniel Varga - vocal, saxophone, keyboard
Marton Fenyvesi - guitar

Fabian Supancic - hammond organ
Ivar Krizic - bass,
Matheus Jardim - drums